Your Mail: 'Strict scrutiny' will protect La.'s 2nd Amendment rights

3:14 PM,
Oct. 5, 2012

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yourmail@thetowntalk.com

Some Louisiana voters are wondering what "strict scrutiny" means. It is in the news because it relates to Amendment No. 2 on the Nov. 6 ballot about the right to own and carry firearms.

"Strict scrutiny" is the highest level of protection for a constitutional right. This level of protection is reserved for rights that are deemed "fundamental," such as free speech and the right to vote.

For decades, anti-gun judges and lawyers have fought against applying "strict scrutiny" to our fundamental Second Amendment rights. ...